Inside the field: British Open Championship

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Jul. 14, 2009

Who's playing at the season's third major? We've analyzed the field based on the following categories (please check the bottom for late-breaking updates to the field):

Top 10s
FedExCup standings PGA TOUR Money List Official World Golf Ranking
Tiger Woods (1) Tiger Woods (1) Tiger Woods (1)
Steve Stricker (2) Steve Stricker (2) Paul Casey (3)
Kenny Perry (3) Kenny Perry (3) Kenny Perry (4)
Zach Johnson (4) Zach Johnson (5) Sergio Garcia (5)
Geoff Ogilvy (6) Geoff Ogilvy (6) Steve Stricker (6)
Lucas Glover (7) Sean O'Hair (7) Geoff Ogilvy (7)
Brian Gay (8) Lucas Glover (8) Henrik Stenson (8)
Sean O'Hair (9) Brian Gay (9) Jim Furyk (9)
Nick Watney (10) Nick Watney (10) Vijay Singh (10)
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2009 Tournament Winners
Player Event(s) won Tournament
Tiger Woods 3 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, the Memorial Tournament, AT&T National
Geoff Ogilvy 2 Mercedes-Benz Championship, World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship
Zach Johnson 2 Sony Open in Hawaii, Valero Texas Open
Kenny Perry 2 FBR Open, Travelers Championship
Steve Stricker 2 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, John Deere Classic
Nick Watney 1 Buick Invitational
Dustin Johnson 1 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
Retief Goosen 1 Transitions Championship
Paul Casey 1 Shell Houston Open
Angel Cabrera 1 Masters Tournament
Brian Gay 1 Verizon Heritage, St. Jude Classic presented by FedEx
Sean O'Hair 1 Quail Hollow Championship
Henrik Stenson 1 THE PLAYERS Championship
Rory Sabbatini 1 HP Byron Nelson Championship
Lucas Glover 1 U.S. Open
Past winners of the British Open
Padraig Harrington (2007, 2008) Tiger Woods (2000,2005, 2006)
Todd Hamilton (2004) Ben Curtis (2003)
Ernie Els (2002) David Duval (2001)
Paul Lawrie (1999) Mark O'Meara (1998)
Justin Leonard (1997) Tom Lehman (1996)
John Daly (1995) Greg Norman (1986, 1993)
Nick Faldo (1987, 1990, 1992) Mark Calcavecchia (1989)
Sandy Lyle (1985) Tom Watson (1975, 1977, 1980, 1983)
Major winners
Player Major(s) won Tournament
Lucas Glover 1 2009 U.S. Open
Geoff Ogilvy 1 2006 U.S. Open
Mike Weir 1 2003 Masters
Michael Campbell 1 2005 U.S. Open
Paul Lawrie 1 1999 British Open
Ben Curtis 1 2003 British Open
Zach Johnson 1 2007 Masters
David Duval 1 2001 British Open
Justin Leonard 1 1997 British Open
Jim Furyk 1 2003 U.S. Open
David Toms 1 2001 PGA Championship
Todd Hamilton 1 2004 British Open
Davis Love III 1 1997 PGA Championship
Mark Calcavecchia 1 1989 British Open
Tom Lehman 1 1996 British Open
Greg Norman 2 1986, 1993 British Open
Sandy Lyle 2 1985 British Open, 1988 Masters
Retief Goosen 2 2001, 2004 U.S. Open
John Daly 2 1991 PGA Championship; 1995 British Open
Mark O'Meara 2 1998 Masters, 1998 British Open
Angel Cabrera 2 2007 U.S. Open, 2009 Masters
Vijay Singh 3 2000 Masters, 1998, 2004 PGA Championship
Padraig Harrington 3 2007, 2008 British Open; 2008 PGA Championship
Ernie Els 3 1994, 1997 U.S. Open; 2002 British Open
Nick Faldo 6 1989, 1990, 1996 Masters; 1987, 1990, 1992 British Open
Tom Watson 8 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 British Open; 1977, 1981 Masters; 1982 U.S. Open
Tiger Woods 14 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 Masters; 2000, 2002, 2008 U.S. Open; 2000, 2005, 2006 British Open; 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007 PGA Championship
International players
Argentina Andres Romero, Rafael Echenique, Angel Cabrera
Australia Tim Stewart, Tim Wood, Adam Scott, Daniel Gaunt, Geoff Ogilvy, Mathew Goggin, Terry Pilkadaris, Michael Wright, Robert Allenby, Stuart Appleby, Richard Green, Rod Pampling, Greg Norman
Austria Markus Brier
Canada Mike Weir, Stephen Ames
China WC Liang
Colombia Camilo Villegas
Denmark Peter Ellebye, Soren Kjeldsen, Soren Hansen, Anders Hansen
England Thomas Haylock, Chris Wood, Oliver Fisher, Daniel Wardrop, Nick Dougherty, Steve Surry, Ross Fisher, Justin Rose, Oliver Wilson, Jeremy Kavanagh, Luke Donald, Graeme Storm, Paul Casey, Robert Rock, Richard Finch, Ian Poulter, David Howell, Anthony Wall, Lee Westwood, Peter Baker, Paul Broadhurst, Nick Faldo
Fiji Vijay Singh
France Raphael Jacquelin, Thomas Levet
Germany Stephan Gross, Martin Kaymer
India Gaganjeet Bhullar, Jeev M. Singh
Ireland Damian McGrane, David Higgins, Padraig Harrington, Paul McGinley
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell, Darren Clarke
Italy Matteo Manassero, Francesco Molinari
Japan Ryo Ishikawa, Yuta Ikeda, Koumei Oda, Ryuji Imada, Azuma Yano, Tomohiro Kondo, Kenichi Kuboya
Korea K.J. Choi
New Zealand Josh Geary, Mark Brown, David Smail, Michael Campbell
Scotland Lloyd Saltman, Martin Laird, Richie Ramsay, Elliot Saltman, David Drysdale, Paul Lawrie, Gary Orr, Colin Montgomerie, Sandy Lyle
South Africa Branden Grace, Charl Schwartzel, Thomas Aiken, Louis Oosthuizen, Jaco Ahlers, Richard Sterne, Tim Clark, Rory Sabbatini, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, James Kingston
Spain Alvaro Quiros, Pablo Larrazabal, Gonzalo Fernandez, Sergio Garcia, Miguel A. Jimenez
Sweden Fredrik Andersson, Peter Hedblom, Peter Hanson, Carl Pettersson, Richard S. Johnson, Henrik Stenson, Johan Edfors, Fredrik Jacobson
Thailand Thongchai Jaidee, Prayad Marksaeng
Wales Rhys Davies
Zimbabwe Marc Cayeux
Younger and older
Young Guns (under 30) Grizzled Vets (40 and over)
Matteo Manassero J.B. Holmes Michael Campbell John Daly
Ryo Ishikawa Hunter Mahan Darren Clarke Todd Hamilton
Rory McIlroy Sean O'Hair Ken Duke James Kingston
Josh Geary Richard Sterne Retief Goosen Prayad Marksaeng
Thomas Haylock Camilo Villegas Thomas Levet Paul Broadhurst
Chris Wood Nick Dougherty Paul Lawrie Stephen Ames
Gaganjeet Bhullar Elliot Saltman Markus Brier Paul Goydos
Oliver Fisher Steve Surry Billy Mayfair Miguel A. Jimenez
Branden Grace Gonzalo Fernandez Steve Stricker Davis Love III
Stephan Gross Ross Fisher David Toms Kevin Sutherland
Lloyd Saltman Andres Romero Peter Baker Colin Montgomerie
Martin Kaymer Justin Rose Paul McGinley Vijay Singh
Anthony Kim Brandt Snedeker Gary Orr Kenny Perry
Charl Schwartzel D.J. Trahan Nick Faldo Mark Calcavecchia
Rhys Davies Nick Watney Mark O'Meara Tom Lehman
Yuta Ikeda Oliver Wilson Bruce Vaughan Sandy Lyle
Tim Stewart Rafael Echenique Greg Norman Tom Watson
Dustin Johnson Tim Wood    
Fredrik Andersson Sergio Garcia    
Peter Ellebye Lucas Glover    
Thomas Aiken Steve Marino    
Martin Laird Graeme McDowell    
Louis Oosthuizen Adam Scott    
Jeff Overton Jeremy Kavanagh    
Alvaro Quiros Jaco Ahlers    
Francesco Molinari Pablo Larrazabal    
Richie Ramsay Daniel Wardrop    
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